FOX19 Investigates: Father of sexting victim feels betrayed

Inside his family's home, the father of the girl mentioned
in the indictment against Cincinnati police officer Darrell Beavers told FOX19
Tuesday afternoon that his daughter was the victim of someone they both thought
was a "trustworthy figure." But the girl's dad says he got a weird feeling when
he looked at the texts from Officer Beavers on his daughter's phone.

He reported what he found to higher-ups in District 3 and
they turned the investigation over to Internal Affairs. Prosecutors say what
investigators uncovered were "nude photographs" of the girl who got to know
Officer Beavers through the Police Explorers program.

FOX19 met the girl today. She had on her Explorers uniform
and was about to head-out to meet the group this afternoon. She is not quitting
the program because she wants a career in law enforcement. She told FOX19
she'll get through this.

Her dad supports her staying in the Explorers' group so that
she learns to overcome obstacles.

"She was misled by someone that knew better," he said. "She
was misled by someone that, you know, talked to her and said it's going to be
ok."

The girl's father says he had met Officer Beavers in person
and thought he was a good guy. He now feels betrayed.

"He was inappropriate," he said, "prying her. Prying her for
information. Prying her for photos."

He soon added, "He got into her mind."

He does not believe, based on what he's learned and what
Internal Affairs told him, that he daughter was ever at the fake police
substation prosecutors accuse Officer Beavers of setting-up at an apartment. He
believes he intervened in time to prevent physical, sexual contact between the
two.

As for Officer Beavers, he's scheduled to appear in court
for the first time in this case on Friday. At the arraignment, a judge will
formally announce the charges against Beavers, who could face 8 ½ years in
prison if he's convicted on all the counts: four charges involving nude
photographs of a minor, tampering with evidence, and theft. The tampering with
evidence charge stems from investigator's belief that Beavers destroyed a cell
phone when he learned of the investigation. The theft charge relates to
Cincinnati Police-owned night vision goggles that investigators recovered from
the fake police substation.

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